himachal pradesh

Shimla, March 17 A young man sustained serious injuries after an unidentified person opened fire at him in broad daylight in the Solan district of Himachal on Tuesday, police said.The injured man, identified as Amir Khan, a resident of Ward Number 2 in Nalagarh, was immediately rushed to the...

Shimla, March 17 In a scathing attack on the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government, Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, said on Tuesday that the administration and law enforcement agencies in the state have been operating on an ad hoc basis, while those close...

Shimla, March 17 In what appears to be a case of double suicide, a man and a woman were found dead in a forest area near Parwanoo in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, according to the police on Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Yashika Lama (20), a national from Nepal who...

March 17, New Delhi: Most parts of Himachal Pradesh are experiencing continuous snowfall and rainfall due to the ongoing activity of a Western Disturbance.While the rain and snow have brought cheer to farmers and horticulturists, the weather conditions have also boosted the tourism sector in...

Chandigarh, March 17 – The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in Haryana won one seat each in the elections for two Rajya Sabha seats, which saw intense drama amid complaints and allegations of violations of voting secrecy and cross-voting.The seats were won by BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and...

Shimla, March 16 BJP state president Rajiv Bindal accused the Himachal Pradesh government on Monday of "shielding" the accused who illegally felled more than 300 trees in the Shillai assembly constituency of the Sirmaur district.He said that the way in which hundreds of pine trees were cut...

Shimla, March 16 Pensioners across the state staged protests on Monday against the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government over non-payment of their dues, following a call by the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Struggle Committee.In Shimla, hundreds of pensioners staged a...

New Delhi, March 16 – Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall on Monday, disrupting traffic in both states, while rain lashed the plains.Other northern states of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana received light rain, leading to a drop in temperatures, while the national...

Chandigarh, March 16 – Counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana was delayed on Monday after the BJP and the Congress filed complaints alleging violations of vote secrecy.Counting was to begin at 5 pm after voting ended at 4 pm.Before voting ended, Minister Krishan Kumar...

Shimla, March 16 The Himachal Pradesh government has released ₹500 crore to clear outstanding payments to contractors, allowing dues up to March 1 to be settled, according to Naresh Chauhan, the Chief Minister's Principal Advisor (Media), on Monday.In an official statement issued here, he said...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday, while a severe storm accompanied by lightning and hail lashed the state capital Shimla and surrounding areas.Meanwhile, police continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel in...

Chandigarh, March 16 – Voting took place on Monday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, with Congress MLAs who had been moved to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the election returning to the city and casting their votes, along with several other prominent MLAs.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Karamvir...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday morning, while the police in Manali continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel towards the popular hill station.Over 1,000 vehicles were stranded near the south portal of the...

Chandigarh, March 16 – Voting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana began here on Monday, with counting of ballots scheduled to start at 5 p.m.Three candidates are in the running. They are Sanjay Bhatia of the BJP, Karamvir Boudh of the Congress (a Dalit activist), and Satish Nandal, an...

Shimla, March 16 As many as 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who had been staying in Himachal Pradesh since Friday evening, left for Chandigarh from Kasauli in the Solan district on Monday morning, under tight security, to participate in the Rajya Sabha elections.The Haryana MLAs were seen raising...

New Delhi, March 16: Voting for the biennial elections to 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha will take place on Monday, with polling scheduled from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and vote counting to begin at 5:00 PM on the same day, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).The ECI has put in place a...

Shimla, March 15 The Shimla Ice Skating Club appealed to the state government on Sunday to first construct an alternative building for the club before converting the historic rink into a year-round ice-skating facility.The decision was made during an emergency meeting held here by the club...

Mandi, March 15 – Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, on Sunday said that "people go to hospitals with hope, and the judicial system should also work with the same spirit of service.""People come to courts with the expectation of relief and justice. With increasing facilities, the...

Mandi (HP), March 15 Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya, stated on Sunday that judicial complexes should operate with the same spirit of service as hospitals, as people come to courts with hope seeking relief and justice.While addressing a legal literacy camp after laying the foundation...

March 15, New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms accompanied by hail over several parts of north India on Sunday.The alert covers Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (eastern parts), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir...